Dĕc'a-chōrdă or Dĕc'a-chōr'don, n.

noun

n. [From Gr. δεκάχορδος, ten-stringed, from δέκα, ten, and χορδή, a string, Lat. chorda.]

Sense 1. An ancient musical instrument, of ten strings, resembling the harp.

Sense 2. Any thing consisting of ten parts.